CVE-2010-4871 Denial of service in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in SmartFTP by sending a long filename, requiring users to upgrade to a patched version.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not stated
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not stated
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-4871?

CVE-2010-4871 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Oct 2011. It can be exploited over the network.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in SmartFTP before 4.0 Build 1142 allows attackers to have an unknown impact via a long filename.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4871?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Smartftp Smartftp.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4871?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4871 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2010-4871 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4871 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p7vx-368h-q3qh.

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